The Japanese daffodil has charming flowers and sword-like, elongated leaves. The flowers bloom when the weather is still bitterly cold, releasing a strong fragrance that heralds the arrival of spring. Here, both flowers and leaves are depicted with stark line drawings, but also with faintly blurred outlines. This eases the tension of the lines and gives the image a sweet yet dignified demeanour. The daffodils seem strong enough to bear the cold but also seem wrapped in the warmth of the approaching spring. After focusing on realistic and detailed depictions, Hayami Gyoshu began to paint highly decorative paintings with symbolic compositions. This painting was made in the same year as his masterpiece Dancing in the Flames (in the collection of the Yamatane Museum of Art), in which he reached a new level of perfection. Like Dancing in the Flames, this painting attests to Gyoshu’s mastery of his art. (YATSUYANAGI Sae)
The Japanese daffodil has charming flowers and sword-like, elongated leaves. The flowers bloom when the weather is still bitterly cold, releasing a strong fragrance that heralds the arrival of spring. Here, both flowers and leaves are depicted with stark line drawings, but also with faintly blurred outlines. This eases the tension of the lines and gives the image a sweet yet dignified demeanour. The daffodils seem strong enough to bear the cold but also seem wrapped in the warmth of the approaching spring.
After focusing on realistic and detailed depictions, Hayami Gyoshu began to paint highly decorative paintings with symbolic compositions. This painting was made in the same year as his masterpiece Dancing in the Flames (in the collection of the Yamatane Museum of Art), in which he reached a new level of perfection. Like Dancing in the Flames, this painting attests to Gyoshu’s mastery of his art.
(YATSUYANAGI Sae)